TORONTO – Canadian producers seeking to develop new markets have access to 25 national and regional programs, according to an overview of Canada’s audiovisual export support programs published Thursday…
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REGINA – SaskTel has integrated Netflix into its maxTV set top boxes, allowing its infiNET maxTV customers to stream its content from any television in their home.
The company said…
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IRVINE, CA – Alcatel has named Wayne White as vice-president of sales for North America.
White (pictured) joins Alcatel from Toronto-based Kobo where he served as EVP sales & marketing….
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OTTAWA – Whether it’s the move to super fast broadband speeds and the applications they enable or personalized TV viewing experiences brought on by on-demand, online providers, players in…
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GATINEAU – The CRTC has signed a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that will see the two regulators work more collaboratively on the growing threat…
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AFTER HIS SPEECH TO IIC Canada Wednesday afternoon in Ottawa, we sat down with CRTC chairman Jean-Pierre Blais for a quick chat about his talk – and a few…
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CRTC chair looks back, and ahead, and finds industry is lagging
OTTAWA – “We as a nation have to stop spinning our wheels on legacy issues and embrace where we’re…
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PHOENIX – Legendary Canadian cable pioneer Israel “Sruki” Switzer died at his home in Phoenix late Wednesday afternoon of a heart attack. He was 87.
Switzer, while perhaps not as…
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OTTAWA – Seven Canadian-based broadcasters and content creators have founded a new industry association designed to represent the Canadian television and digital content distribution and export space and its…
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OTTAWA – CPAC’s new weekly international affairs program hosted by veteran journalist and ex-CBCer Alison Smith (pictured) is set to debut on Sunday.
With contributions from the field and expert analysis,…
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